remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump_segments addition fails
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump_segments addition fails Free allocated minidump_region 'name' in qcom_add_minidump_segments() when failing before adding the region to 'dump_segments'. Otherwise, the 'name' is not tracked and is never freed by qcom_minidump_cleanup(). Return error when adding to 'dump_segments' fails.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.145 +4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72216
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpxv-9w4f-7523
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/491edca252d1256b57e805c6e3acae320b53f53e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bfe7e7729617e73233ab5f1a2edbeee5e75c722
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65104d6eb43f066dcf73ca9ade6478824b17d867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381c8a7a59da06293951c343857f4a2465b2c655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51aad3d89a2dd2bd34713785b0f2fd5177eb33b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b1aaa74118e91f0c0f18b22b6f853199873db4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf9fc18e62c58eae1ceb65dab2bccb8a724de2d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72216 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72216 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpxv-9w4f-7523 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72216 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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